Legislative history of the Privacy act of 1974, S. 3418, Public Law 93-579 : source book on privacy by United States(
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S.3418, commonly referred to as the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No.93-579, 88 Stat.1896), was enacted into law on December
31, 1974. This law is characterized by the U.S. Department of Justice as "an omnibus 'code of fair information practices'
that attempts to regulate the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personal information by federal executive
branch agencies." This is the legislative history of this law prepared jointly by the U.S. Senate Committee on Government
Operations, chaired by Senator Abraham Ribicoff, and the U.S., House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Information
and Individual Rights, chaired by Rep. Bella Abzug; the full House committee was chaired by Rep. Jack Brooks. This history
contains the text of the major bills considered by the House and Senate, with accompanying reports, the text of House and
Senate Floor debate, related explanatory materials and case law, and regulatory documents issued pursuant to the public law